Episode 120: Jetpack Autoupdate Security Patch Bypasses Local Settings
A security fix for an information leak vulnerability was pushed out to WordPress sites using Jetpack that bypassed local settings preventing autoupdates. A ransomware attack on JBS that shut down meat processing operations in the United States has been attributed to REvil, a private Russian ransomware-as-a-service operation. A critical zero-day vulnerability was discovered by the Wordfence site cleaning team in the Fancy Product Manager plugin, used by 17,000 WordPress sites. Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors, unless you opt out by June 8. Google PPC ads are serving up malicious content targeting searches for AnyDesk, Dropbox a Telegram apps.